Wycombe vs Fulham Prediction: Chairboys can put the Cottagers to work

Wycombe Wanderers welcome Fulham to Adams Park on Tuesday (19:45 GMT, Sky Sports+) for the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. The hosts are unbeaten in five matches across all competitions, while the Cottagers are on a four-game slump.

Below you will find my Wycombe vs Fulham predictions, accompanied by the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

Wycombe are going to miss Josh Scowen and George Abbott for this cup clash due to ongoing injury issues.

Sam Bell has scored two goals in his last four outings for the Chairboys, and the striker, who played against Fulham for Bristol City in the second round of the competition earlier this season, is likely to feature alongside Alex Lowry, Fred Onyedinma and Cauley Woodrow in the final third.

Football Odds

Fulham boss Marco Silva may be tempted to make wholesale changes given his side have lost four games on the bounce in the Premier League and face a tough trip to Everton on Saturday.

Benjamin Lecomte has started in the last two rounds of this competition for the visitors, and the Frenchman is expected to start in goal for the Cottagers.

The likes of Harrison Reed, Tom Cairney, Adama Traore and Jorge Cuenca are also under consideration to feature from the first whistle in Buckinghamshire.

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Wycombe vs Fulham Odds

Wycombe have won three of their four home games since Michael Duff replaced Mike Dodds in September. They are 11/2 to defeat Fulham in regulation time.

The draw is valued at 16/5, while the Cottagers are the 1/2 favourites to come away with the victory. Fulham and both teams to score is 11/5, which has an implied probability of 31.3%.

There have been goals at both ends in the visitors' past three away trips in all competitions. BTTS - Yes on its own is priced at 10/11.

Double Chance - Draw or Fulham & Both Teams To Score - Yes @ 23/20

Fulham need some stress relief after losing a fourth successive match in the Premier League, and this cup tie offers them a chance to stop the rut. However, League 1 Wycombe will think that the visitors are there for the taking.

The Chairboys are in better form and are the home side here, and I do think that there will be a number of less-experienced faces in the Cottagers lineup. There will be some first-team stars of course, but this balance will have Wycombe feeling opportunistic on Tuesday.

However, Silva is unlikely to be naive. He will ensure there are a lot of options on the bench to intervene if things are not going according to plan. I think there is value in backing a draw because I do see the Chairboys causing Fulham some problems.

The Premier League talent kept in reserve should be enough to see the Cottagers through if needed but I do think they will be tested by Wycombe getting on the scoresheet. The visitors have experienced BTTS in each of their last three away trips across all competitions.

Josh King anytime goalscorer @ 2/1

Fulham attacker Josh King is one of the brightest young talents in the country, and he is already showing his worth on the Premier League stage, having featured in all nine league games for the Cottagers this season at the age of 18.

I think he will start this match to give him some more valuable minutes in his development and it will be a test to see how he can fare in an environment where he will be expected to dictate the tempo of the match.

He's a smart and talented footballer so I predict he will have a big role to play in this cup tie, and my second selection is for him to find the back of the net. King is waiting to open his account this season, despite VAR cruelly denying him at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea earlier in the campaign.

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